Chapter 6:
Ben: I'm sorry about that, Ms Cummings.
Meg: It's all right, please, just call me Meg.
Ben (smiles): In that case, you can call me Ben.
Meg: Okay. So, I know that Vanessa told me already, but I really do want to make sure that's it okay that I'm staying here.
Ben: Well, Vanessa was right. You're very welcome here. I love having guests. I've been so lonely since Maria.
He stopped. Meg saw the pain in his eyes.
Meg: Ben, what's wrong?
Ben: Nothing it's just. I don't know if you have already heard this, but half a year ago, Maria, my ex-wife, left me for another guy.
Meg: I have, Vanessa told me. Hope you're not angry.
Ben: No, I'm not.
Meg: Good, you know? Something like that actually happened like me too.
Ben: It did?
They both sat down on the sofa.
Meg: Yeah, I found out that my fiancE9 had another. It really hurt me.
Ben: I'm sorry.
Meg: It's alright. I'm used to talk about it now. I've moved on.
Ben: That's what I thought too, but something is stopping me. I really loved her.
Meg: That's obvious. She was you wife - and let me guess: you had no idea that she was betraying you.
Ben: How did you know?
Meg: It's just a feeling I had.
Ben: Well, you were right.
They had a really good evening, but it was getting late and Meg was exhausted because of the traveling.
Meg: I really loved talking with you, but I'm tired, so if you don't mind, I'm going to bed now.
Ben: No, it's just fine. I really loved it too. Goodnight, Meg.
Meg: Night, Ben.
She was just about to go upstairs when she turned around.
Meg: Ben?
Ben: Yeah?
Meg: I've noticed that you have a computer, could I use your mail system tomorrow? I forgot to tell a "friend" that I'm in Sunset Beach, so that he doesn't send me any mail.
Ben: You're welcome.
Meg: Thank you very much and goodnight again!
Ben: Goodnight.
That night, Meg couldn't sleep at all. She thought of Ben. He was so handsome and so nice. He was very interesting to talk to and the way he had defended her against Annie. She really enjoyed living there, even though she had just arrived.
Meg (thinking): What's going on?
Ben: I'm sorry about that, Ms Cummings.
Meg: It's all right, please, just call me Meg.
Ben (smiles): In that case, you can call me Ben.
Meg: Okay. So, I know that Vanessa told me already, but I really do want to make sure that's it okay that I'm staying here.
Ben: Well, Vanessa was right. You're very welcome here. I love having guests. I've been so lonely since Maria.
He stopped. Meg saw the pain in his eyes.
Meg: Ben, what's wrong?
Ben: Nothing it's just. I don't know if you have already heard this, but half a year ago, Maria, my ex-wife, left me for another guy.
Meg: I have, Vanessa told me. Hope you're not angry.
Ben: No, I'm not.
Meg: Good, you know? Something like that actually happened like me too.
Ben: It did?
They both sat down on the sofa.
Meg: Yeah, I found out that my fiancE9 had another. It really hurt me.
Ben: I'm sorry.
Meg: It's alright. I'm used to talk about it now. I've moved on.
Ben: That's what I thought too, but something is stopping me. I really loved her.
Meg: That's obvious. She was you wife - and let me guess: you had no idea that she was betraying you.
Ben: How did you know?
Meg: It's just a feeling I had.
Ben: Well, you were right.
They had a really good evening, but it was getting late and Meg was exhausted because of the traveling.
Meg: I really loved talking with you, but I'm tired, so if you don't mind, I'm going to bed now.
Ben: No, it's just fine. I really loved it too. Goodnight, Meg.
Meg: Night, Ben.
She was just about to go upstairs when she turned around.
Meg: Ben?
Ben: Yeah?
Meg: I've noticed that you have a computer, could I use your mail system tomorrow? I forgot to tell a "friend" that I'm in Sunset Beach, so that he doesn't send me any mail.
Ben: You're welcome.
Meg: Thank you very much and goodnight again!
Ben: Goodnight.
That night, Meg couldn't sleep at all. She thought of Ben. He was so handsome and so nice. He was very interesting to talk to and the way he had defended her against Annie. She really enjoyed living there, even though she had just arrived.
Meg (thinking): What's going on?